The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The SIR MAX Aitken Museum

Registered charity 278455 Registered since 1979

Operates: Isle Of Wight

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

5 trustees on the board

10y median 13y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

10.1y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

0
company-linked trustees

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board
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Also active in the same field

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Contact

Websitewww.sirmaxaitkenmuseum.org
Emailsirmaxaitkenmuseum@gmail.com
Phone01983293800
Address83 HIGH STREET, COWES, PO31 7AJ

Finances

£112,620 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£128,219£112,345
2022£68,484£85,572
2023£82,782£78,653
2024£144,866£127,930
2025£112,620£124,913

What it does

What

Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Charitable objects

(A) TO PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS "THE PROSPECT" 83 HIGH STREET, COWES, AND TO MAKE KNOWN THROUGH PUBLICATIONS EXHIBITIONS LECTURES AND OTHER MEANS ITS HISTORICAL AND NAUTICAL INTEREST AND ASSOCIATIONS.(B) TO ESTABLISH A MUSEUM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, AND TO MAKE AVAILABLE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ITEMS OF NAUTICAL AND LOCAL HISTORICAL INTEREST AND TO PRESERVE THE SAME COLLECTIONS.

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 29TH JUNE 1979

Trustees (5)

5trustees
0aged 70+

Connected charities (0)

No charities share a trustee (from current data).

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